Welcome to Physics 11!
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Helpful Links:

Ms. Foo's website: https://sites.google.com/site/sfooclassroom/home

Lab Write-up Format:
Graphing in Excel:
Date
Topics, Notes, Activities, Links, Etc

Chapter 1 Skills, Methods, and the Nature of Physics1.1 What is Physics?
Introduction, activity, post on blog



1.2 Equipment Essentials
external image photo.jpg
Hand out workbooks
Read 1.1 silently, answer questions together (pg4)

Go over 1.2 (pg6-7) Calculator use, etc.

Investigation 1.1 (pg8) Recording timers


"Physics in the News" due
Lab write up - discuss and do for Investigation 1.1
1.3a Significant Digits (Sig Figs)
+/- count decimal places, mult/div count sig figs
Board notes: Sig Figs Sig Figs Add Subt Sig Figs Mult Div
pg 9-16

1.3b Scientific Notation
Use workbook (pg 16-18),
then WS "1.3 Sig Figs and Sci Notation Notes"

1.4a Unit Conversion
pg 19-29

1.4b Graphing
Dep/indep, slope, relationship (pg 27-30)
Investigation 1-4: Making a Pendulum Clock (pg31-32)
Graph your data for homework

Discuss lab write up again (including Snipping Tool, inserting image, inserting an equation)
Pendulum Lab Write-Up
What will be on quiz
Do question 8 from lab now that your graph is completed
Review for Quiz

“Physics in the News” due
Quiz
1.5 Vectors Worksheet

Trig Review KEY (from 1.5 WS)
Discuss vector vs scalar
Sin/Cos/Tan review
Do Optics here instead to avoid overlap of supplies
Chapter 2 KinematicsPendulum lab due
2.1 Speed and Velocity
Warm up pg 33
(pg 37 to 44)

Investigation 2-1 Measuring the Speed of a Model Car
2.1 Review Questions

Few minutes to confer with partner on lab
2.2 Acceleration
(pg 48-53)

Speed of Model Car lab due
2.1-2.2 Quiz
2.3 Uniform Acceleration
(pg 54-58)

Investigation 2-3 Measuring Acceleration (pg 59-61)
2.3 Review Questions (pg 62-63

2.4 Acceleration of Bodies Due to Gravity (pg 64-68)

Ch 2 Review Questions (pg 69-72)

Ch 2 Extra Practice (pg 73-74)


Ch 2 Test



Chapter 3 ForcesInclude FREE BODY DIAGRAMS
3.1 Force of Gravity
Do Quick Check pg 77 and pg 80
Do Review pg 83 and 84

Read 3.2 pg 85-87
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo_pmp5rtzo
Do pg 88 Practice problems
Read and prepare for Investigation pg 89 to 91

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Prepare for Playland field trip



Debrief from Playland - hand in assignment
Investigation 3-2 Friction Can Be a Real Drag!
Do Review Questions pg 92

3.3 Hooke's Law
Pg 94 Questions
Pg 97 Questions

Chapter 3 Forces Review
Pg 98 - 99 Questions

Ch 3 Extra Practice pg 100
Key:
Chapter 3 Quiz

Chapter 4 Newton's Laws of Motion4.1 Newton's First Law

Post Secondary day

4.2 Newton's Second Law
Practice pg 110 and 112
More Force Problems worksheet


Investigation 4-2 Newton's Second Law

Catch up day
- finish lab, worksheet, do 4.2 questions (pg 115)

4.3 Newton's 3rd Law
Rocket launch

Song: Laws of Motion
Water slide video
Newton's Laws Activity - play with toys, hand in results

Newton's Laws Video project - email to me by


4.4 Momentum (pg 121-125)
Momentum/Impulse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSR7khMBW64
Conservation of Momentum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPgESPKPnBE

More Momentum
Handout notes
Pg 126 Review Questions

Catch up
Chapter 4 Review Pg 127-129


Chapter 4 Extra Practice pg 130 PLUS Review Chapter 3

Review
Extra Practice Key:

Chapter 3 and 4 Test

Chapter 5 Energy5.1 Work and Power
Work and Power video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWPNwElEB0Q
5.1 Practice #1-5, 8-10

Pulleys Play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfAdmRJDKIc
5.1 Practice #6, 7

5.2 Mechanical Energy (pg 142-149)

Continue 5.2
Notes: Conservation of Energy Summary
Worksheet:

5.3 Temperature, Heat and Thermal Energy (pg 150-154, 159)
video explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8cp1sTmZP8

Quiz on 5.1 and 5.2 (Work and Mechanical Energy)
5.4 Measuring Thermal Energy (pg 160-163)

Demo: Investigation 5-4 Measuring the Power of a Hot Plate (pg 164)
Chapter 5.4 Review (pg 165 - 166)

Pulleys - quick look
Ch 5 Review (pg 167 - 170)

Extra Review Sheet



Chapter 5 Extra Practice (pg 171-172)
Key:

Chapter 5 Test

Movie: Inception

Prepare for Playland

Playland field trip
Meet at student parking lot entrance at 8:50 am
Arrive back to Riverside at 2:45 pm
IF YOU CAN NOT ATTEND: Do the following items:
1. Do this worksheet:
2. Use the Triangulation Instrument you built to measure the height of your house/apartment. Show all your calculations.

3. SAFELY, measure and record the acceleration of a car using the G-Meter in various different situations (starting, stopping, turning a corner...).


Chapter 6 Wave MotionWine glass demo:
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/food-facts/question603.htm
6.1 Wave Properties (pg 174-178)
Spring Activity (pg 179)
6.1 Review Questions (pg 181-182)

6.2 Wave Phenomena (pg 183-188) - Silent reading
Video: properties of waves in a wave tank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPUxSDxXPec
Video: Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBspYQm3MV8
6.2 Review Questions (pg 194-195)

Chapter 6 Review Questions (pg 196-197)

Chapter 6 Extra Practice (pg 198)
Key:

Chapter 6 Quiz /10 (will be included in Chapter 7 test as well - lots of overlap in chapters 6 and 7))
Invisible Universe
Blind Men and Elephant
EM Spectrum discussion (part of PP)
Milk Carton trick
Transmitters and Shields Demo
Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW2wVwlFu-s

Chapter 7 Light and Geometric OpticsPlane Mirrors Notes
Key:
Read pgs 200-205
Do questions page 205 #1-3 and page 210 #1-8

Investigation 7-1 (pg 206)
For extra help, watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHqYB42WfZk (We are going to draw in the dashed lines to the image though!)
Do questions on page 211 #10-13

7.2 Curved Mirrors (pg 212 to 219)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H--axsEaai0
Questions pg 215 and 218

Investigation 7-2A Parts 1 & 2 Introduction to Curved Mirrors



Finish Investigation 7-2A
7.2 Review Questions pg 223-225



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh4m8Ees-3Q
7.3 Refraction of Light (pg 226 to 232)
Set up for Investigation 7-3A Refraction of Light in Water
https://www.miniphysics.com/ss-ray-diagrams-for-converging-lens.html

Investigation 7-3A, B, C? (pg 233 to 236)
Plus compare "n" values and list possible sources of errors
Complete graphs tonight, at least.

Compare "n" values from slope and critical angle, Add a Possible Sources of Errors section to lab
7.3 Review Questions (pg 237 #1-13, not Brain Stretch)

Brain Stretch (pg 238)
Divide class into 7 groups, use the internet to find answer (related to refraction) to your one question, prepare a mini lesson to teach the class what you have learned.
Presentations today (1-2 minutes each)

7.4 Optics
Up to pg 248

Investigation 7-4
HW 7.4 Review Questions (pg 252 #1-13)

Chapter 6 and 7 Review Notes
Ch 7 Review (pg 254 #1-26)

Any questions on Ch 6 or 7?


Kahoot!
Chapter 7 Extra Practice (pg 258 #1-20)


Chapter 6 and 7 Test

Ch 8 Special RelativityCrookes Radiometer video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cey-JBeHrww

Summary of 2 Postulates from last day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AInCqm5nCzw
Ch 8 Special Relativity

Ch 8 Special Relativity

Extra Practice pg278 - multiple choice
**Ch 8 Assessment Project **


Chapter 9 Nuclear Fission and Fusion__9.1 The Discovery of Radioactivity
Periodic Table: Click Here

Investigation 9.1 pg 294 ... Use: https://www.random.org/dice/
9.1 Review pg 295

9.2 Nuclear Fission and Fusion
9.2 Review pg 302

Chapter 9 Review pg 303
Extra practice pg 306


Chapter 9 Quiz
Review
Create a review kahoot - 5 questions on assigned chapter



Review
Description of final exam


Review

Final Exam

Movie: Marie Curie (1943) https://vimeo.com/110734842

Last day of classes - sign yearbooks